The Femcels, a duo from London, have released their debut album 'I Have to Get Hotter', a high-tempo blend of electroclash and indie-pop that explores young womanhood in 2020s London. Following in the footsteps of bands like Heavenly and Tiger Trap, Rowan Miles and Gabriella Turton deliver euphoric and depressive tracks with wired, unvarnished vocals.
The album touches on themes of catastrophic body image, coding, clout, and disinterested boys, all slicked with irony but rooted in darkly funny truths. One track features Miles DMing a rock star who 'really wants to see me when his kids’ spring break is over'. The duo's aesthetic draws from 2000s and early 2010s electroclash and indie-pop, with production by Bassvictim’s Ike Clateman and Leo Fincham.
The album also includes a cover of Shelley Duval's 'He Needs Me' in the style of the Teenagers. The sheer excitement in the music makes it easy to overlook the exploration of bad taste. 'I Have to Get Hotter' is described as freaky and sharply observed, a perfectly unholy mix for the current times.
